Archive for November 7th, 2012

Ubisoft and development studio Blue Byte announced a couple of special stocking fillers for Christmas today, with the 7th December release of a new boxed retail edition of the hit strategy game The Settlers Online. Currently available as a free browser game, the Standard Edition of ‘The Settlers Online’ will come loaded with tons of valuable extra and exclusive content . This constitutes an enticing proposition for anyone looking for that special gaming gift this Christmas. Read the rest of this entry »

According to IGN, during today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast, Nintendo will be developing it’s very own karaoke software, titled ‘Nintendo-JoySound Wii Karaoke U‘. Customers will be able to utilize the in-built mic or purchase a special Wii U karaoke microphone, which comes complete with a trial disc and over 90,000 songs will be available. However, it’s highly unlikely this service will appear outside of Japan but get your lozengers ready, just incase it makes it’s way to Europe. Read the rest of this entry »

Konami is making preparations for a Metal Gear Solid: Guns of the Patriots 25th Anniversary Edition for Europe on the 30th November, according to online retail stores Zavvi and ShopTo. Zavvi has the game retailing for £37.45, and ShopTo has a listing of £19.99. Konami has yet to make any official announcements of this edition, although multiple listings and boxart have been seen online. Read the rest of this entry »

Paradox Interactive and Seatribe today announced that Salem: The Crafting MMO, PC Free-to-play, has launched two additional servers this week, allowing for more beta testers to enter a fantastical New England and carve a new life for themselves in the uncharted wilderness during the colonial period. Read the rest of this entry »

Deep Silver today revealed details about one of the four character classes from the upcoming side-scrolling action brawler Sacred Citadel, to be released in 2013. The Safiri Warrior is the toughest of the heroes and represents the tank class of this RPG infused action fest. His forte are melee weapons and he is the only hero who can wield two-handed weapons. The skills of the Safiri Warrior are especially useful in view of the weapon combinations in Sacred Citadel that allow the hero to equip one separate weapon in each hand. His prowess in battle allows devastating attacks against his enemies. Read the rest of this entry »

All three mighty Mass Effect games in one sexy package – The Mass Effect Trilogy is available this week on Origin and in stores for Xbox360 and PC, with the PS3 release in early December. Read the rest of this entry »

– At least until they bring out the next game. Assassin’s Creed Anthology is available exclusively on Amazon and contains every Assassin’s Creed game to date, complete with DLC and season pass for ACIII. Read the rest of this entry »

Players can now try out Codemasters’ F1 Race Stars before the launch next week, thanks to a handy demo available for Xbox360, PS3 and PC via Steam. There’s also a new gameplay trailer – Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve already have confirmation of Mario and Zelda characters featuring in Scribblenauts Unlimited. Scribblenauts Unlimited developer 5th Cell has shown off some of the characters that can be created using the game’s Object Creator, which was posted on Unlimited’s official Facebook, 5th Cell has created characters from Mortal Kombat, Scooby Doo and Batman. In a recent interview with IGN, it was noted that the new characters were created and designed by utilizing the in-game tools, although 5th Cell have said that Nintendo’s characters can’t be modified in the Object Creator. Read the rest of this entry »

Beginning from today, 7th November, the PlayStation Store will be offering some discounts on their awesome racing titles and DLC for two weeks only. The savings on offer on games include titles such as Modnation Racers, DiRT Showdown, Driver San Francisco and Ridge Racer Ultimate Edition. Take a hop, skip and jump to look at the massive list of savings on offer today. Read the rest of this entry »

Ragnarok Tactics, the strategy RPG based on the Ragnarok universe, has been released for the PSP in physical UMD form as well as digital download for both the PSP and the PlayStation Vita. Developed by GungHo, Ragnarok Tactics features an epic original story with numerous warring factions and five different endings. Featuring an all-new battle system with some familiar Ragnarok universe game classes, creatures, and cultures, Ragnarok Tactics is an immersive strategy RPG experience that will engage you for hours on end. Read the rest of this entry »

Steam’s Midweek Madness offers include two impressive deals for PC owners under the spotlight this week. Grand Theft Auto IV and episodes from Liberty City has a 75% discount across it’s franchise. You can purchase the following offers; Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft’s Xbox Live Rewards members will receive free Microsoft Points for playing Halo’s 4 multiplayer. If you decide to invest over 140 hours of multiplayer, you’ll given 600 Microsoft points. Read the rest of this entry »